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Brattleboro vs Mount Tabor vs Brattleboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brattleboro has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Brattleboro has the shortest commute (15 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Brattleboro | Mount Tabor | Brattleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,122Highest |
304Lowest |
7,657 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.5 6% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
44.3±5.9Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.8 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Brattleboro and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.8%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
47.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
4.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Brattleboro and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,241±$8kHighest 28% below VT |
— | $52,734±$12kLowest 35% below VT |
| Brattleboro and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,300±$18k 19% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$234,600±$20kLowest 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$58Lowest 13% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,113±$67 10% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,700Highest 13% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
$5,490 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±9.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.1%±9.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Brattleboro and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.8% VT: 10.1% |
11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
21.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Highest 21 yrs older than VT |
1946 30 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 19% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Brattleboro and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #33 of 70 in VT | — | #33 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | — |
| High school in town | Brattleboro Union High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0 |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.